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priebus, chairman of the committee, and two, two editorial director for strategic partnership for atlantic media. we're glad you've joined us. those conversations coming up right now. ♪ ♪z/ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ . >>> the election last week that resulted in the republican takeover of both the house and senate signals a new agenda in washington. they're set the table for what the republicans have in mind for the country is the chairman of the rnc, reince priebus. he joins us from washington. mr. chairman, good to have you on this program. >> hey, thank you, tavis. thank you for having me. >> my pleasure. let me start by asking what it is that you heard, what did your party hear the country say last week? >> well, if you don't mind, i think there are three thing. i'll keep it short. number one, people were not satisfied with the direction that the president and his lieutenants were taking this country. and so those bills and that piece -- those pieces of legislation were rejected. the second thing was people in the states were satisfied wi

pete certificate a cnn political commentator, a contributing editor at atlantic media and a senior columnist at "haaretz." >> the 1500 advisers that president obama is sending to iran, peter, what will they be doing in. >> i think they're going to be training the iraqi army in preparation for an assault on the areas of sunni-dominated iraq that the iraqi army is going to try to take back this spring. ultimately leading to mosul. the big city north of baghdad which was taken last year. the big question, is the iraqi army, even with the preparation and american help, going to be able to fight effectively. it was stripped of its best officers, mostly sunnis in the bebaath time. and it's been ravaged by the sectarian conflict and lack of strong national identity. >> bobby, is there in reason for this to feel like mission creep, of more soldiers going back to iraq now? >> the numbers keep increasing. their role is being expanded. now they're going out into anbar province to do some site reconnaissance. yes, this does feel more like mission creep. one more point to add to peter's, an important rol

the writer frisbee atlantic is getting slammed on social media now and has received death threats. >>00 million miles away, the lander sent a radio message to its science team confirming it successfully drilled into the comet's surface. that's a relief after its troubled landing. two harpoons did not deploy on impact so the lander bounced a bit and is in a shadow meaning the solar batteries cannot recharge. the european space agency tonight is considering moving the probe to a better spot. >>> hello wall street. what pay takeoff for virgin america. it began trading on the nasdaq. its initial public offering was set at $23 but it jumped to 27 bucks after the opening bell. look at this. it closed at $30 to end the day. with more than 13 million shares up for grabs, the burlingame-based company raised about $400 million in the first day. >>> the duke and duchess of cambridge will visit but we don't know if prince george will come too. more news of the visit came this morning. the purpose is to promote their charity united for wildlife which protect endangered species. while in the u.s.,

after the shaking started this morning, people mostly from cape may, atlantic and ocean counties frooded facebook and other social mediaes with widespread accounts of what they felt. some said their houses shook numerous times over the span of several minutes. >> it was three. >> i said let me quick get dressed because i might have to get out of the house. >> reporter: officials told me it wasn't an earthquake. but a call to the navy revealed the potential culprit. a spokeswoman said navy f-18s were other the ocean conducting supersonic tests around the time that people felt their houses shaking. she said there's a good possibility those tests were responsibilities. many people at the shore reported something similar weeks ago. >> he's been losing his marbles for about the past two hours. >> reporter: no reports of any damage here at the shore today. the navy says it could take quite a bit of time before they know for sure if their planes were responsible for all that shake. >>> break news out of atlantic county tonight. police have arrested a man for the murder and arson that killed a mother and her young son in atlan

the writer for "the atlantic" is getting slammed on social media and has even received death threats.tep closer to reality. the controversial keystone pipeline bill passed the house today. with support from both sides of the aisle. the action steps up a difficult decision for president obama. janelle wang is here with more of an explanation of what happens next. >> this project has stalled in a gridlocked congress for years. but this time the keystone pipeline has the best chance of passing, forcing president obama into a political showdown. >> without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> reporter: the keystone pipeline proposal passed easily in the house today with 31 democrats joining republicans in supporting the bill. >> let us create jobs. let us reach energy independence that we need to succeed in the global economy. >> reporter: this is the ninth time the house has passed the keystone bill. if the past it's been rejected by the democratic-controlled senate. on tuesday when the senate votes the outcome could be different. more democrats are now on board. t

captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org well a reason why a lot of people come from philadelphia to atlanticecause it's so close, it's like a quick getaway. the ocean is a big draw. you can come and get some exercise, get some ice cream. love to come to the casinos, get some good food, put your feet in the water, and of course fishing. i love to fish off the pier. i'm a great fisherman. flounder, sea bass, striped bass, you name it, i'll eat it. and you can, like i say, be home within an hour. done it many times. >>> hollywood outrage grows over the ferguson decision. nischelle turner joins me as the media gets caught in a riot. >> they sure do, nancy. we're talking to a reporter dodging tear gas and bullets. >> that's on fire. >> tear gas. >> whether it's a few moments that got very tense. >> how the press is trying to stay safe as stars protest and plead for peace. >> violence is not an answer. to violence. >> then some far less serious news. j. law, after dating gwyneth's ex, is she now with miley's ex >> plus, do you think your kid is a star? we go inside the acting studio turning childr

media. organizers say that budget cuts have left schools understaffed at the risk of violence. >>> governor christie said it was time to stop the bleeding in atlantic city after meeting with government and community leaders today. the goal of the summit was to find ways to stop the city's financial decline. this year is a brutal one for atlantic city, four casinos have closed leaving 8,000 people out of work, the site of the former showboat casino is off the market and officials from stockton college have signed a letter of intent to buy the property from caesar's corporation, they plan to use it as a campus. >> anything that will add jobs and strengthen the economy here is good, you realize when colleges take over things they don't pay taxes. >> terms of the pending sale have not been disclosed. showboat shut down in august. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, the blooming grove barracks reopens after the shooting of two officers. we put all the apps you love... inside a car designed to connect you to a world of possibilities. the connected car by volvo. innovating for you. give the gift of volvo this season and we'll give you your first month

atlantic and northeast. a snowstorm in new en cataract. california. the midwest chill is moving east. sunny and warm along the gulf. now a part of a media sir sus.he new gig for former murder suspect amanda knox. >>> a scary sight. a closer look at this wild scene, it was all caught on camera. >>> charity or crime. a new debate after an elderly man and two pastors are arrested for feeding the homeless. >>> well, wall street opens for business this morning, the dow will be at a record high. the blue chip average tacked on a hundred points, closing just short of 17500. it began today at an all-time high. corporate earnings and the midterm elections were the reasons for the rally. >>> more americans are flying for thanksgiving. aaa predicting more than 25 million booking tickets. that's a 1.5% increase compared to last year. >>> the tsa has possibly surprising numbers about the numbers of guns confiscated at the nation's airports. through november, 1855 in carry on bags, that's a new record. most loaded. that's higher than last year. and close to three times as many as in 2005. >>> everyone knows texting and driving is dangerous, but three quarters

media and technology together for you. >> happening on "action news" saturday at 9:00. five delaware county adults could face prison time for disturbing child abuse charges. >>> a date is set for the next atlantic city casino to shut down. an battery dead, it could be the end of the road for a probe that landed on a comet. >>> first, up let's go outside to chris sowers and that wonderfully cold accuweather forecast. >> reporter: the wind is blowing across city avenue. this side of my face is frozen. temperatures are bitter cold for this time of the year. 35 in reading, 34 in allentown. 36 in philadelphia. they are in the 20s in the poconos. 25 to be exact at mount pocono with a windchill of 23. you factor the winds for philadelphia. 28. 28 in wilmington, 25 in lancaster. 28 in trenton. 28 in dover. the satellite and radar, we should see a lot of sunshine out here today. maybe a few clouds later on, mostly sunny skies that will be the general rule. the snow shower activity you see in the upper left-hand side of the screen that will stay across the great lake states today. forecast this afternoon. 36 degrees right now. lunchtime, 41. 3:00 p.m., 43, the normal is 56. 13 degrees below average. of p

media today but i don't think the definition is widely known. the caliphate is the normative government beginning with his immediate successor perpetuated in 2 important powerful dynasties that spread islam from the atlantic coast of morocco to central asia. over the course of the middle ages caliphate degraded but its prestige in the eyes of men of religion never vanished so even as the caliphate became a fiction, the restoration of the beginning of islam was always in a sense a notion to reestablish it. it was's of thunder and a turk in the 20th century, various militant groups over the last decade attempted or at least claimed to want to restore this but none have done it until isis this past summer so that -- the alleged realization of the goal of re-establishing the caliphate. the second thing that makes them unique in my eyes and connected intimately to the first is as a group that wages transactional jihad isis is in the business of holding territory. this is the nature of "how google works". unlike al qaeda which is responsible for the terrorist attacks these groups for the most part did not have an interest in state building. isis is quite the opposite. the third thing to my eyes that makes isis